I just got, literally about 15 minutes ago, a large "Spike Axe" from H B Forge.
http://www.hbforge.com
It is their spiked version of their "Shawnee Hawk."
All I can say is, uh, wow........
Total, including shipping, was $53.
It's got hardened edge and hardened spike with blade body not hardened to allow the softer steel to absorb impact shocks without shattering or cracking.
It's handmade.....looks like something out of the 1750s. It's got the H & B stamp on the left side of the blade, near where the handle goes in.
The handle is friction fit, or just held on by the taper in the eye of the head.
Unlike the Cold Steel Vietnam Tomahawk, my hawk does not require wedges to hold the head onto the haft.
I threw it three times at a large pine log laying around. I stuck it twice.
I spit on the blade and tried to rub the pine sap off the edge and SLICED MY LEFT THUMB.
This thing is sharper than most of my kitchen knives.
For $45 plus shipping, I got a handmade, differentially heat treated spike tomahawk.
Oh yeah, the straight grain, kiln dried hickory handle has a dark, almost "stained" look to it that really brings out the grain.
Comapred to other handmade spike tomahawks I've priced, this thing is a great bargain.
They even offer a smaller "Squaw sized" version of the Spike Axe.
Mine weighs about a pound, feels like (won't register on my digital bathroom scale).
The handle is 19.5 inches long with the head being 10.25 inches overall.
The spike is 4 inches long with the blade being 4.5 inches long. The cutting edge (curved slightly) is approximately 3.5 inches tip to tip.
hillbilly
http://www.hbforge.com
It is their spiked version of their "Shawnee Hawk."
All I can say is, uh, wow........
Total, including shipping, was $53.
It's got hardened edge and hardened spike with blade body not hardened to allow the softer steel to absorb impact shocks without shattering or cracking.
It's handmade.....looks like something out of the 1750s. It's got the H & B stamp on the left side of the blade, near where the handle goes in.
The handle is friction fit, or just held on by the taper in the eye of the head.
Unlike the Cold Steel Vietnam Tomahawk, my hawk does not require wedges to hold the head onto the haft.
I threw it three times at a large pine log laying around. I stuck it twice.
I spit on the blade and tried to rub the pine sap off the edge and SLICED MY LEFT THUMB.
This thing is sharper than most of my kitchen knives.
For $45 plus shipping, I got a handmade, differentially heat treated spike tomahawk.
Oh yeah, the straight grain, kiln dried hickory handle has a dark, almost "stained" look to it that really brings out the grain.
Comapred to other handmade spike tomahawks I've priced, this thing is a great bargain.
They even offer a smaller "Squaw sized" version of the Spike Axe.
Mine weighs about a pound, feels like (won't register on my digital bathroom scale).
The handle is 19.5 inches long with the head being 10.25 inches overall.
The spike is 4 inches long with the blade being 4.5 inches long. The cutting edge (curved slightly) is approximately 3.5 inches tip to tip.
hillbilly